Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Yup, Kyle has about a year or so before Fat Andy reconstructs that Chief's OLine for another super bowl run. My hope is that Purdy or Lance can get it done before Mahome's OLine is back in full force.
As long as the o line isn't terrible they'll have SB runs aplenty because of the guy behind center.
Nah. Playoff runs, sure, even deep runs. He's already proven that's not the case. Hence why Andy immediately went and tried to correct it (and did). Now he's lost both T's. So he's back to square one. This year will be further proof of that.
He's already proven he can a SB(s) with the OL getting the s**t kicked out of him
I guess that's fair. Even with his arm punt, I still blame the defense giving up 21 points in 5 minutes then him doing anything magical. That and his OL didn't allow a pressure at the end when it mattered most. He is a HOF QB but even he has his Kryptonite. He won't win it this year though. I'll take a friendly bet on that too.
I agree the defense shouldn't give up 21 points in 5 minutes, but also the cap prevents the 49ers from amassing a wealth of defensive talent nowadays. I still think going into that game we weren't as strong defensively as our five other Superbowl winning defenses. It's a different era. The cap was really an Eddie Debartolo rule to prevent the 49ers from dominating for years. Now with the offensive rules the way they are and the defense shackled by them and the cap preventing defenses like the old Hall of Fame *Steel Curtain* defense from forming on one team - it seems offenses now dominate. I remember Ronnie Lott lighting up a Ram's WR in the playoffs, it was a great play. Today that would be a 15 yard personal foul.
Bill Bellichick, a defensive genius, without his Tom Brady last minute come from behind offense, has been relegated to the sidelines these past couple of seasons. I'm beginning to think that no longer do defenses win the super bowls in this age of the pass happy NFL. I think they can get you into the playoffs, but you have to have that explosive offense to marry up with that defense at the final four level to win it all. I think we have that in Purdy, and but for the injury, I think we would have had the better chance at beating KC vs the Eagles - this time around. Oh well.